Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) Key Metrics
WLDN valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.10B
- Enterprise value
- $1.29B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.0 10-yr median 26.8
- Forward P/E
- 14.7
- PEG ratio
- 0.48
- Price / sales
- 1.5 10-yr median 0.9
- Price / book
- 3.5 10-yr median 2.4
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.1 10-yr median 20.9
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.20
WLDN key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsWLDN valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
WLDN returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
WLDN per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
WLDN financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
WLDN efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
WLDN valuation history
WLDN returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
WLDN debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
WLDN cash returned to shareholders
WLDN price vs earnings per share
WLDN key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.56B | $542.6M | $292.5M | $232.3M | $438.5M | $491.8M | $373.9M | $341.5M | $219.2M | $193.5M |
| Enterprise value | $1.57B | $576.2M | $383.2M | $346.9M | $545.5M | $598.5M | $523.3M | $397.6M | $208.1M | $177.4M |
| P/E ratio | 29.7 | 24.0 | 26.8 | — | — | — | 77.2 | 34.0 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Price / sales | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 22.1 | 8.5 | 10.0 | — | 336.3 | 11.7 | 75.0 | 62.5 | 24.7 | 9.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 19.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 24.6 | 44.7 | 10.5 | 32.2 | 45.1 | 19.8 | 9.0 |
| EV / sales | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.3 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 30.5 | 63.4 | 144.5 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 22.1 | 9.1 | 13.1 | — | 418.4 | 14.3 | 105.0 | 72.8 | 23.4 | 8.9 |
| Earnings yield | 3.4% | 4.2% | 3.7% | −3.6% | −1.9% | −2.9% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.5% | 11.7% | 10.0% | −0.1% | 0.3% | 8.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 10.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 21.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 21.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $103.66 | $38.09 | $21.50 | $17.85 | $35.20 | $41.70 | $31.78 | $34.98 | $23.94 | $22.59 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $45.22 | $39.72 | $37.49 | $32.98 | $28.40 | $33.15 | $37.66 | $27.89 | $29.86 | $24.39 |
| Earnings per share | $3.49 | $1.58 | $0.80 | −$0.65 | −$0.68 | −$1.23 | $0.41 | $1.03 | $1.32 | $0.97 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $5.31 | $5.06 | $2.88 | $0.72 | $0.79 | $3.99 | $0.99 | $0.78 | $1.21 | $2.52 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.69 | $4.47 | $2.15 | −$0.01 | $0.10 | $3.56 | $0.42 | $0.56 | $0.97 | $2.33 |
| Cash per share | $4.37 | $5.21 | $1.72 | $0.68 | $0.90 | $2.41 | $0.46 | $1.56 | $1.58 | $2.65 |
| Book value per share | $20.23 | $16.45 | $14.69 | $13.95 | $14.39 | $14.34 | $14.22 | $14.78 | $7.72 | $5.83 |
| Tangible book value per share | $5.96 | $4.49 | $2.70 | $0.76 | −$0.29 | −$2.14 | −$3.16 | $0.22 | $2.38 | $2.57 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | $0.08 | $0.12 | $0.25 | $0.13 | $7.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.62 | $0.59 | $0.73 | $0.74 | $0.68 | $0.43 | $0.56 | $0.22 | $0.24 | $0.19 |
| Debt per share | $4.60 | $7.56 | $8.39 | $9.48 | $9.49 | $11.46 | $13.16 | $7.31 | $0.36 | $0.77 |
| Shares outstanding | 15.1M | 14.2M | 13.6M | 13.0M | 12.5M | 11.8M | 11.8M | 9.8M | 9.2M | 8.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +5.8% | +4.7% | +4.6% | +4.5% | +5.6% | +0.2% | +20.5% | +6.6% | +6.9% | +5.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 19.5% | 10.4% | 5.7% | −4.7% | −4.8% | −8.6% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 20.1% | 19.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 15.3% | 9.5% | 5.6% | −1.9% | −2.4% | −4.3% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 26.0% | 27.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 10.4% | 5.1% | 2.6% | −2.1% | −2.1% | −3.4% | 1.3% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 9.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 16.0% | 7.7% | 4.3% | −3.5% | −4.0% | −6.9% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 13.6% | 10.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.4% | 11.3% | 5.7% | −0.0% | 0.4% | 10.7% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 9.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.52 | 3.19 | 3.59 | — | — | — | 2.40 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 2.60 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $69.3M | $107.7M | $114.1M | $123.4M | $118.2M | $135.2M | $154.9M | $71.3M | $3.3M | $6.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $65.9M | $74.2M | $23.4M | $8.8M | $11.2M | $28.4M | $5.5M | $15.3M | $14.4M | $22.7M |
| Net debt | $3.4M | $33.6M | $90.7M | $114.6M | $107.0M | $106.7M | $149.4M | $56.1M | −$11.1M | −$16.1M |
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| Debt / assets | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.05 | 0.68 | 2.24 | 10.08 | 12.43 | 25.77 | 5.97 | 2.94 | −0.62 | −1.09 |
| Current ratio | 1.56 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| Quick ratio | 1.56 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| Interest coverage | 7.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -3.2 | 1.9 | 18.2 | 123.5 | 64.5 |
| Working capital | $89.9M | $97.8M | $77.3M | $46.8M | $31.8M | $39.2M | $43.5M | $44.8M | $26.8M | $24.2M |
| Invested capital | $308.2M | $267.9M | $290.5M | $296.1M | $286.2M | $275.9M | $316.7M | $200.4M | $59.6M | $33.8M |
| Tangible asset value | $89.8M | $63.9M | $36.7M | $9.9M | −$3.6M | −$25.2M | −$37.2M | $2.2M | $21.8M | $22.0M |
| Net current asset value | $12.3M | $5.0M | −$23.7M | −$54.2M | −$66.2M | −$78.0M | −$97.2M | −$21.5M | $15.7M | $16.8M |
| Graham number | $39.84 | $24.22 | $16.29 | — | — | — | $11.47 | $18.48 | $15.17 | $11.27 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$2.64 | −$2.74 | −$5.06 | −$7.92 | −$8.38 | −$9.67 | −$12.27 | −$5.73 | −$0.47 | $0.20 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $992,000 | $1.5M | $2.9M | $1.5M | $74.2M | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | $1.4M | $205,000 | $992,000 | $3.1M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $442,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.8% | 739.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 2.2% | 0.7% | — | 351.2% | 14.0% | 87.7% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 11.7% | 11.7% | 25.3% | 101.8% | 86.7% | 10.8% | 57.1% | 27.8% | 19.7% | 7.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 31.0% | 30.3% | 27.7% | 31.0% | 36.0% | 25.0% | 19.6% | 21.0% | 16.1% | 17.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 89.6 | 103.6 | 111.9 | 119.4 | 131.4 | 133.4 | 114.9 | 120.7 | 76.8 | 71.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 5.9 | 13.6 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 34.0 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 41.9 | 65.4 | 52.6 | 42.0 | 58.7 | 35.5 | 29.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 55.6 | 69.9 | 83.5 | 91.2 | 66.0 | 80.8 | 72.9 | 62.0 | 41.3 | 42.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.07 | 3.52 | 3.26 | 3.06 | 2.78 | 2.74 | 3.18 | 3.02 | 4.75 | 5.10 |
| Payables turnover | 10.73 | 10.84 | 10.65 | 8.72 | 5.58 | 6.94 | 8.70 | 6.22 | 10.29 | 12.48 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 26.74 | — | 261,587,000.00 | — | 179,281,000.00 | 196,662,000.00 | 143,260,000.00 |
| Asset turnover | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 2.22 | 2.31 |
| Average receivables | $167.3M | $160.6M | $156.4M | $140.4M | $127.4M | $142.9M | $139.4M | $90.0M | $57.5M | $41.0M |
| Average payables | $39.7M | $33.5M | $31.0M | $32.8M | $39.0M | $37.7M | $35.4M | $28.8M | $19.1M | $11.5M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $5.3M | $10.7M | — | $1 | — | $1 | $1 | $1 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 39.5% | 36.7% | 39.2% | 41.9% | 46.4% | 48.2% | 46.5% | 47.1% | 35.4% | 25.7% |
Computed from WLDN's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
WLDN valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Willdan traded at 29.7 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 26.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 17.0 and the forward P/E is 14.7. Willdan earned a return on equity of 19.5% and a return on invested capital of 15.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $69.3 million of debt and $65.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.4 million. The share count rose 76.0% from 8.6M to 15.1M over 9 years.
See the WLDN income statement, the WLDN chart for price history, or the WLDN stock overview for the latest quote and news.
WLDN key metrics FAQ
What is Willdan's P/E ratio?
Willdan's trailing P/E ratio is 17.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 14.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 29.7, compared with a 10-year median of 26.8.
What is Willdan's EV/EBITDA?
Willdan's enterprise value was 24.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.6 billion, EBITDA $64.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 17.1.
What is Willdan's return on equity?
Willdan's return on equity (ROE) was 19.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $52.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $269.6 million.
What is Willdan's ROIC?
Willdan's return on invested capital was 15.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Willdan have?
Willdan had total debt of $69.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23 and $3.4 million of net debt (0.05 times EBITDA).
What is Willdan's free cash flow yield?
Willdan generated $70.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.5% on its market value at year-end ($1.6 billion).
What is Willdan's current ratio?
Willdan's current ratio was 1.56 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.56 times current liabilities.